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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1931
Page
7
A home hall should stay simple and in harmony with adjoining rooms using durable cleaning materials. A driver faces fear as he ferries three men to speakeasies and a far town, fearing arrest and losing pay, until another cab takes over and he returns home, wife doubting his tale.
The column argues taxi drivers face danger as gunmen terrorize New York streets. It recalls police strain, calls for better gear such as radios, and notes a young cabbie on Broadway who is forced into danger by armed passengers, highlighting courage and risk in the taxi trade.
A brief humorous exchange questions personal impact when a bank failed. The speaker admits feeling unsteady as financial upheaval mirrors their own balance, framed in a witty, self reflective tone.
In Halle Saxony a seven year old George Freder ick Handel pleads to join his father to Weissenfels. The duke’s chapel reveals his musical gift and the duke insists the boy be trained, while Herr Handel resists hoping for a legal career. The duke, impressed by the organist’s talent, places coins in the boy’s hand and demands a competent teacher.
The article explains why September means seventh month though today it is ninth. It notes old year reckoning starting in March and lists other names for September in Dutch Saxon and Christian eras. It mentions Holy Month status due to Marian and other holy days on dates in September.
Frank Frenchman an Osage Indian faces cruelty to animals charges in Hominy Oklahoma for allegedly torturing a buffalo during a reenactment. The incident involved five arrow shots while he wore tribal dress. It marks the first such case on local court dockets.
A compact 1931 Western Newspaper Union recipe roundup. Bechamel sauce uses veal or chicken stock with carrot onion herb and milk. curry of lamb blends onion curry powder and stock over sliced roast lamb. spaghetti Pompeian combines beef onion tomato sauce with spaghetti and cheese. corn croquettes mix canned corn milk egg butter onion lemon juice bread crumbs and celery then fried until crisp.
In Whitehall New York a catfish hooked by Earl Field and Ellis Davis weighed 37 pounds 4 ounces. Eight pounds were stones in the fish’s stomach, one stone nearly baseball sized. Catfish reportedly take ballast during storms.
A wry joke about art forgery notes a test of authenticity by a painting that rubs off. The quip implies a fake would shed color or material as evidence. No specific people or organizations are involved.
Washington reports that ninety thousand persons in the United States visited Yellowstone National Park for geography lessons and field trips in June, twice the previous year's attendance, as the ranger naturalist service expands to meet public demand for scientific park information.
An advice piece warns that constipation often becomes chronic after age forty and may cause piles and other disorders. It recommends bowels watchfulness at all ages with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a doctor prescribed, safe for adults and children, effective for relief without gripping or harm.
A brief note states Palestine is a compact territory, about 140 miles broad in the north and 80 miles in the south, with a total area of 9,000 square miles. The figures are presented as a concise geographic snapshot.
Mona counters with a bold claim about being engaged to seven men at once while Muniel I recalls six prior engagements in a playful duel of boasts. The banter centers on love and social bets.
A column advises readers feeling fatigue and irritability from aging in the workplace to consider Fellows' Syrup as a remedy. It urges stocktaking of one’s situation and suggests a tonic to restore energy and enthusiasm for daily work.
The article notes the violin is not the oldest stringed instrument with the lyre and harp predating it. A separate ad promotes Carboil boils treatment with a $0.50 price to druggists and a $25 grandmothers persuasion line. It also includes a cartoonish exchange and a Cato quote about fools and speech.
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